On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:23:33PM -0600, Mark Pecaut wrote: > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is there a good site for setting up/learning lpr/lpd for a printer on > > OpenBSD? > > I've never used lpr for printing but need to print some email every so > > often on this machine. > > I enabled the lp section in /etc/printcap, set localhost under > > /etc/hosts.equiv, tried reading man pages for lpd, but guess it's way over > > my head. > > I'm just trying to get my HP DJ870 setup to print email with mutt. > > I'm running 4.3 > > > > Will the FreeBSD pages work with setting the printer up for OpenBSD? > > I'd bet the FreeBSD pages will work the same for OpenBSD. > > Basically, lpd handles queuing for the printer. Most programs (such > as a web browser) output postscript, which is sent to the printer. So > it is assumed in the standard setup that your printer can handle > postscript and/or plain text. The problem is that many cheap printers > can't understand postscript or plain text, they have their own special > printer language. However, lpd has the ability to handle filters > (external programs) which can convert either postscript or plain text > from the programs into printer language for that specific printer. > This is basically what programs like apsfilter/ghostscript do. > Honestly, I'm not really sure what cups or LPRng or the others like it > do. > > I would recommend giving apsfilter a try first and see how that goes. > If apsfilter/ghostscript can speak your printer's language then it is > just a matter of setting up the filter correctly with lpd. I think > apsfilter even has some sort of script that helps you configure > everything. > > good luck, > > -Mark
Thanks for your help Mark and Chris. I will try apsfilter. FWIW, Chris, I'm using icewm, but I do have kde on other machines :) Mike > _______________________________________________ > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
